(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetylphenol
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenotyphoid
aetiophyllin
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
aluminaphone
aminopherase
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphineurous
amphipeptone
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angelophanic
anilinophile
anorthophyre
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anthospermum
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoidea
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
aphengescope
aphengoscope
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arsenophenol
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azophenetole
azophenylene
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzthiophen
betanaphthol
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blepharoncus
borghalpenny
borophenylic
brachypodine
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
calliphorine
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
centrosphere
centrosphere
noun
(biology) The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome.
(geology) barysphere
cephaloconic
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
cephalonasal
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodan
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
chaetopterin
chairpersons
chamaesiphon
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changepocket
chaperonages
chaperonages
noun
plural of chaperonage
chaperonless
chaperonless
adj
Alternative form of chaperoneless
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chiropterans
chiropterans
noun
plural of chiropteran
chlorophenol
chlorophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several chlorinated derivatives of phenol, some of which are used as antiseptics or disinfectants
chloroprenes
chloroprenes
noun
plural of chloroprene
chlorospinel
chlorospinel
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of spinel
chondrophore
chondrophore
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata).
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
choppinesses
chrysophenin
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
collophanite
colonelships
colonelships
noun
plural of colonelship
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
conidiophore
conidiophore
noun
A fungal hypha that produces conidia.
conjurership
conocephalum
conocephalus
conphaseolin
conphaseolin
noun
(organic chemistry) A protein found with phaseolin in Phaseolus.
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
convenership
coryphaenoid
costophrenic
costophrenic
adj
Synonym of phrenicocostal
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
crenotherapy
crenotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam.
criosphinges
criosphinxes
criosphinxes
noun
plural of criosphinx
crystosphene
ctenophorans
ctenophorans
noun
plural of ctenophoran
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cyanophyceae
cyanophycean
cyanophycean
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.
cycloheptane
cycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.
cyclophrenia
cyclophrenia
noun
bipolar disorder
cynocephalic
cynocephalic
adj
(fiction, history) Of or relating to dogheads, humanoid dog-headed monsters.
dog-headed; having the head of a dog or a head that resembles a dog's head.
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
daphnephoria
declinograph
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
delphinoidea
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
deprehension
deprehension
noun
(obsolete) A catching in the act; discovery.
dermatophone
dermatophony
detectaphone
detectaphone
noun
A sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall.
deutonephron
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
diencephalon
diencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
diplosphenal
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
dodecaphonic
dodecaphonic
adj
Of or pertaining to dodecaphony.
ectosphenoid
elaphebolion
electrophone
electrophone
noun
(music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electric currents
elephantopus
emmeniopathy
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.